Some Bright Elegance - Softcover

Chingonyi, Kayo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844718727 ISBN 13: 9781844718726

Publisher: Salt Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

"Some Bright Elegance" is about the changes that are a part of life in the 21st Century. In the book this is explored in relation to the search for meaning and consolation in the wake of bereavement, the memorial role of music, and the effects of social change on local communities. The book is also threaded with imagined scenes centred on those defining moments when people, places or objects take on new significances.

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About the Author

Kayo Chingonyi was born in Zambia in 1987 and came to the UK in 1993. His poems have been published in a range of magazines and anthologies including The Best British Poetry 2011 and The Salt Book Of Younger Poets. He also travels regularly across the UK, and internationally, to give readings. His work has been described as 'full of contrast, deftly managed with a buoyant and musical hand' (Poetry International Web)

Review

When Chingonyi speaks his poems; he has them all by heart, a relatively rare skill which allows the poet to connect more completely with his audience. The same vibrant personality comes through on the page with language full of internal rhyme and complex rhythms. But it is the subject matter that most enthrals; I've heard several poetry grandees bewail the reluctance of British poets to tackle the 'big issues', but these poems do exactly that; issues of life, death, race, faith, family and authenticity are raised and meditated on here, in a thoughtful collection.--Judi Sutherland "There Must Be More to Life Than Having It All "

About this edition

• Publisher: Salt Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844718727
• ISBN 13: 9781844718726
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 36